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How do you hire?

ChaseO

Premium Subscriber
I'm sure I read this thread when it was new, but my stance and pay sure has changed since then. $15/hr is not much in 2025, even though I think it is about right for a new hire. The college kids demand a lot more than that and are typically worth less than that, so I'm probably done with that route. I hired an older employee who had their own shop previously, and that didn't work either. For now, we are a 4 man shop and I don't see that changing. I could use more help, but its not worth the headache.
 
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kcollinsdesign

Old member
I hope to keep this respectful of your opinion, with which I totally disagree. The problem with someone paying $80K on a four year degree is they likely got ripped off by a bloated, ineffective educational bureaucracy and terrible judgement on their part. Why should a business be responsible for that? $20/hr. might work in New Jersey, but would kill jobs and raise prices here big time. That's why a national minimum wage is a bad idea.
Going to college was one of the best decisions I ever made. A bachelor's degree holder is expected to earn a median of about $2.8 million over a lifetime compared to $1.6 million for a high school graduate. It's not always about specific training for a job, the biggest benefit is "learning to learn", setting a person on a lifetime course of accumulating knowledge and experience.

College grads around here are making $65k+ out of the gate. This is not the demographic you are looking for if you are paying less than $20/hour.
 
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